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SCENE STEALER By Neel Anil Panicker “This is the best scene that I have seen in my entire movie making career, and now it your job to go ahead and find this girl and her dog and make them an offer to star in my upcoming movie, an offer that would make these real stars … Continue reading neelwrites/scenestealer/TTC/ThreeLineTales/FOWC/flash/fiction/18/10/2018
PHOTO PROMPT © Jilly Funell A STEP AHEAD By Neel Anil Panicker ‘So are you telling me that the killer, whoever he is, was stupid enough to walk through the school’s frontgate, wing his way past the Principal’s Office, the front window of which overlooks the frontyard, then coolly climb up the iron bar steps, … Continue reading neelwrites/fridayfictioneers/astepahead/detectivechacko/crime/flash/fiction/100days/17/10/2018
A BRIDGE TOO FAR (genre/crimefiction) By Neel Anil Panicker Waiting is something Freddie D’ Costa detested like the plague. Killing time___that was not his forte. He would rather kill. And thoughts of murder were racing through his mind as he waited and peeped outside from his 12th floor hotel balcony. His eyes were fixed on … Continue reading neelwrites/flashfictionfortheaspiringwriters/TTC/FOWC/storystarter/17/10/2018
ONE FOR SORROW, TWO FOR MIRTH… By Neel Anil Panicker “One for sorrow, two for mirth, three for…” ‘Shh…did you hear that?’, Edward pointed his little index finger towards the bushes. Instantly, two pairs of eyes turned around, and followed his bidding. Pin drop silence followed; all could hear was one’s own breathing, and the … Continue reading neelwrites/oneforsorrow/firstlinefriday/shortstarter/FOWC/TTC/350words
Written as part of Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers. The challenge is to write a flash fiction story or poem in around 150 – 175 words, based on the weekly photo prompt. Thanks as always to the challenge host Priceless Joy. For more information visit HERE. To read other stories based on this week’s prompt, visit HERE Also … Continue reading neelwrites/abird-brainedidea/FFfAW/flash/fiction/shortstory/modi/india/elections/175words/10/10/2018
LOVERS KNOW NOT ‘NO’ By Neel Anil Panicker “No, it’s not a good idea”. ‘What, taking what is yours, or us, running away from our homes and building a future for ourselves?’ Neelima opened her mouth to say something but caught herself as she eyed a couple of middle aged men approaching the corner. It … Continue reading neelwrites/loversknownotno/flash/fiction/shortstory/257words/07/10/2018
Written for multiple writing prompts: Three Line Tales, Week 140 FOWC with Fandango — Lamppost THE QUEST By Neel Anil Panicker Raphael craned his neck and wondered which one of the several hexagonal card boards that carried in bold rainbow colours the legend EXIT and formed a perfect silhouette against the backdrop of the ever darkening evening … Continue reading neelwrites/thequest/ThreeLineTales/FOWC/flash/fiction/05/10/2018
FOWC with Fandango — Traffic FOWC with Fandango — Traffic https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2018/10/03/its-six-sentence-story-thursday-link-up-23/ SHORT OF GUTS By Neel Anil Panicker Dipika looked at the man, at the gun that he held and that which was pointed at her temple, and then slowly closing her eyes, waited for the inevitable, her mind a traffic blur. One, two, three…soon it would … Continue reading neelwrites/shortofguts/SSS/FOWC/love/crime/04/10/2018
Written as part of the Friday Fictioneers challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields (more details HERE). The idea is to write a short story of 100 words based on the photo prompt (above). To read stories of 100 words based on this week’s prompt, visit HERE. 5 October 2018 WHY ‘#ME TOO’ ISN’T ENOUGH PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook By … Continue reading neelwwrites/whymetooisn’tenough/fridayfictioneers/flash/realisticfiction/100words/03/10/2018
MILKING IT ALL By Neel Anil Panicker ‘Dear Desh Bakhts, Modi Bhakts and Cow Bhakts (in no particular order). Today is a red letter day for India. As I hang here, suspended in mid air, my head buried deep in mud made purer by the wash of the sacred Ganges, I present before you my … Continue reading neelwrites/milkingitall/FFfAW/flash/03/10/2018
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